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{{Infobox Rail companies |bgcolor=012385|logo_filename=Silverlink_logo.gif|image_filename=313110.JPG|widthpx=300px|franchise=2nd March 1997 - 10th November 2007|nameforarea=Region|regions=North London, [Buckinghamshire,
Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire|website=www.silverlink-trains.com|websitename=www.silverlink-trains.com-->

Silverlink Train Services Ltd is a [train operating company in the Rail transport in the United Kingdom, with routes in North London and from London to Northampton, previously to Birmingham via Coventry prior to 2005. It is owned by National Express Group plc. The name originates with the first of the LNER A4 steam locomotives (the class which holds the world speed record for steam traction) which was also called Silver Link. Ironically, Silverlink trains operate on the old LMS route to the north, the LNER's greatest rival.

The company's business is divided in to two groups - County (operating services between London Euston and Northampton, St_Albans_Branch_Line, and Bletchley and Bedford) and Metro (operating services between Stratford and Richmond, Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction, London Euston to Watford Junction via Queen's Park and Willesden Junction, and Gospel Oak and Barking).

History The North London Railways franchise was awarded to National Express on 7th February 1997, formerly operated by North London Railways Ltd. after the Network SouthEast sector of British Rail was privatised on 1st April 1994. The franchise was due to end on 15th October 2006, however on 11th August 2006, the DfT extended the franchise to finish on 11th November 2007.

Silverlink Metro North London Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Richmond station (London) (change for District Line)] (change for District Line)] (change for District Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Acton Central railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Willesden Junction railway station (change for Bakerloo Line, West London Line and Watford DC Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Brondesbury Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Brondesbury railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || West Hampstead railway station (change for Jubilee Line and First Capital Connect)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hampstead Heath railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Gospel Oak railway station (change for Gospel Oak to Barking Line)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kentish Town West railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Camden Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Caledonian Road & Barnsbury railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Highbury & Islington station (change for Victoria Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Dalston Kingsland railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hackney Central railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Homerton railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hackney Wick railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Stratford railway station (change for Central Line, Jubilee Line, Docklands Light Railway and 'one')] †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || Canning Town railway station †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || Custom House railway station †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || Silvertown railway station †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || North Woolwich railway station †|}

† At the end of service on Saturday 9 December 2006 the line between Stratford railway station and North Woolwich closed, as much of the route is duplicated by the Docklands Light Railway and the Jubilee Line, leaving Stratford as the eastern terminus of the North London Line.

West London Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Willesden Junction railway station (change for North London Line, Watford DC Line and Bakerloo Line)] (under construction; change for Central Line)] (change for District Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || West Brompton station (change for District Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Imperial Wharf railway station (under construction)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Clapham Junction railway station (change for South West Trains and Southern (train operating company))|}

Watford DC Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || London Euston (change for Northern Line, Victoria Line and Virgin Trains)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || South Hampstead railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kilburn High Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Queen's Park railway station †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kensal Green railway station †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Willesden Junction railway station † (change for North London Line and West London Line)] †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Stonebridge Park railway station † ~|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Wembley Central railway station † (change for Southern (train operating company) during the peaks)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || North Wembley railway station †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || South Kenton railway station † ~|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kenton railway station † ~|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Harrow & Wealdstone station † (change for Northampton Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Headstone Lane railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hatch End railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Carpenders Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Bushey railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Watford High Street railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Watford Junction railway station (change for Northampton Line, St Albans Abbey Line, Virgin Trains and Southern (train operating company))|}† = also served by the Bakerloo Line.

~ = A recent report for Transport for London speculated that Stonebridge Park, South Kenton and Kenton should be served only by Bakerloo line trains, except at peak times.

Gospel Oak to Barking Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Gospel Oak railway station (change for North London Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Crouch Hill railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Harringay Green Lanes railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || South Tottenham railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Blackhorse Road station (change for Victoria Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Leyton Midland Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Leytonstone High Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Wanstead Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Woodgrange Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Barking station (change for District Line, Hammersmith & City Line and c2c)|}

Silverlink County Northampton Line Northampton Line services run on the slow lines of the West Coast Main Line.

{] (change for Watford DC Line and Virgin Trains)|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Harrow and Wealdstone station (change for Watford DC Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bushey railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Watford Junction railway station (change for Watford DC Line, St Albans Abbey Line, Virgin Trains and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Kings Langley railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Apsley railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Hemel Hempstead railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Berkhamsted railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Tring railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Cheddington railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Leighton Buzzard railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bletchley railway station (change for Marston Vale Line)|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Milton Keynes Central railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Wolverton railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Northampton railway station (change for Central Trains)|}

St Albans Branch Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Watford Junction railway station (change for Northampton Line, Virgin Trains, Watford DC Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Watford North railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Garston (Hertfordshire) railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bricket Wood railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || How Wood (Hertfordshire) railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Park Street railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || St Albans Abbey railway station|}

Marston Vale Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bletchley railway station (change for Northampton Line)|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Fenny Stratford railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bow Brickhill railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Woburn Sands railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Aspley Guise railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Ridgmont railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Lidlington railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Millbrook (Bedfordshire) railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Stewartby railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Kempston Hardwick railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bedford St Johns railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bedford railway station (change for First Capital Connect and Midland Mainline)|}

Performance Silverlink is categorised as a London and South East operator by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) and is one of the best performing TOCs in this sector with a PPM (Public Performance Measure) of 90.8% for the last quarter of the financial year 2006/7 . This figure is for the whole of the day, as opposed to just peak services for which their performance is lower. The figures are slightly down from last year, but remain above the sector level of 89.0%.

Rolling Stock Metro services are operated by British Rail Class 313 25kV AC/750 V DC electric multiple units on the electrified routes, with three British Rail Class 508 750 V DC electric multiple units used exclusively on the Euston-Watford Junction service. British Rail Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units are used on the non-electrified Gospel Oak-Barking route. They replaced elderly British Rail Class 117 and British Rail Class 121 units in 2000.

County services to Northampton are operated by British Rail Class 321 electrical multiple units introduced in 1989. They were joined by new British Rail Class 350 Desiro units built by Siemens AG in summer 2005, which operate as a shared fleet with Central Trains.

The St Albans Abbey line was operated for many years by British Rail Class 313 electric multiple units, but are now usually operated by British Rail Class 321 units with Silverlink Metro drivers and Silverlink County guards.

The non-electrified County Marston Vale Line uses British Rail Class 150 diesel units.

Current Fleet {| class="wikitable"|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9! rowspan="2" |Class! rowspan="2" |Image! rowspan="2" |Type! colspan="2" |Top speed! rowspan="2" |Number! rowspan="2" |Routes operated! rowspan="2" |Built|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9!mph!km/h|-|British Rail Class 150||diesel multiple unit||[electric multiple unit||[electric multiple unit||[electric multiple unit||[electric multiple unit|75|120|3|Silverlink Metro:
Watford DC Line|1979 - 1980
2003
(Refurbished)|}

  • Built for Central Trains and Silverlink regional express services and Central Trains CityLink services on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line.


    • Past Fleet {| class="wikitable"|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Class | Type | Built | Withdrawn | Routes Operated | Notes |----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9|-|British Rail Class 108|diesel multiple unit|[diesel multiple unit|[diesel multiple unit|[diesel multiple unit|1960|2001|Gospel Oak - Barking Line
    Marston Vale Line|All units now in
    deparmental use|}

    Silverlink in the News

    Station and service improvements As of 2006, Silverlink has invested in a partnership with HSBC who have funded £13 million in a mid-life mechanical and electrical overhaul of the Silverlink County fleet. Other train refurbishment programmes are continuing on the Silverlink Metro trains.Silverlink is providing lifts, refurbished toilets and better customer service at Willesden Junction railway station. A customer lounge and information point has opened at Northampton railway station. A new station is being built at Stonebridge Park railway station and improvement work is being carried out at other stations. Other improvements being carried out by Silverlink include the continuing installation of CCTV and ticket gates.

    The future of Silverlink It has been announced that the Silverlink franchise will finish in November 2007. From that time, Silverlink's operations will be split between Transport for London and a new West Midlands franchise. London Overground Silverlink Metro services (the North London Line, the West London Line, the Watford DC Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking line) will come under the control of Transport for London under the banner of the London Overground (train operating company).

    Four prospective operators were initially pre-selected for the London Overground concession:

    In December 2006, Govia and MTR Laing were selected to submit "best and final offers" for the concession. MTR Laing was selected on 19th June 2007. and begin operations from 11 November 2007.

    West Midlands Franchise Silverlink County services will be merged with part of Central Trains to form a new West Midlands franchise. The Department for Transport announced on 19 September 2006 that three parties had pre-qualified for the new franchise..



    Subsequently, MTR withdrew. In June 2007, the Government announced that Govia had been awarded the franchise, to be operated under the name London Midland.

    Willesden depot Alstom had proposed to withdraw from the Willesden train maintenance depot. Closure would have left the Class 313 trains homeless. On May 12 2007, Silverlink took over direct running of the depot and its staff for the final six months of its franchise. Silverlink takes over Willesden TMD Silverlink, 11/05/07; Retrieved 14/05/07. Alstom will continue to operate four depots on the West Coast Main Line, at Wembley, Oxley, Longsight, and Polmadie.

    References External links
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    {{Infobox Rail companies |bgcolor=012385|logo_filename=Silverlink_logo.gif|image_filename=313110.JPG|widthpx=300px|franchise=2nd March 1997 - 10th November 2007|nameforarea=Region|regions=North London, [Buckinghamshire,
    Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire|website=www.silverlink-trains.com|websitename=www.silverlink-trains.com-->

    Silverlink Train Services Ltd is a [train operating company     in the Rail transport in the United Kingdom, with routes in North London and from London to Northampton, previously to Birmingham via Coventry prior to 2005. It is owned by National Express Group plc. The name originates with the first of the LNER A4 steam locomotives (the class which holds the world speed record for steam traction) which was also called Silver Link. Ironically, Silverlink trains operate on the old LMS route to the north, the LNER's greatest rival.

    The company's business is divided in to two groups - County (operating services between London Euston and Northampton, St_Albans_Branch_Line, and Bletchley and Bedford) and Metro (operating services between Stratford and Richmond, Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction, London Euston to Watford Junction via Queen's Park and Willesden Junction, and Gospel Oak and Barking).

    History The North London Railways franchise was awarded to National Express on 7th February 1997, formerly operated by North London Railways Ltd. after the Network SouthEast sector of British Rail was privatised on 1st April 1994. The franchise was due to end on 15th October 2006, however on 11th August 2006, the DfT extended the franchise to finish on 11th November 2007.

    Silverlink Metro North London Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Richmond station (London) (change for District Line)] (change for District Line)] (change for District Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Acton Central railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Willesden Junction railway station (change for Bakerloo Line, West London Line and Watford DC Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Brondesbury Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Brondesbury railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || West Hampstead railway station (change for Jubilee Line and First Capital Connect)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hampstead Heath railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Gospel Oak railway station (change for Gospel Oak to Barking Line)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kentish Town West railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Camden Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Caledonian Road & Barnsbury railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Highbury & Islington station (change for Victoria Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Dalston Kingsland railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hackney Central railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Homerton railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hackney Wick railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Stratford railway station (change for Central Line, Jubilee Line, Docklands Light Railway and 'one')] †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || Canning Town railway station †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || Custom House railway station †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || Silvertown railway station †|-| style="background:#cccccc;" |   || North Woolwich railway station †|}

    † At the end of service on Saturday 9 December 2006 the line between Stratford railway station and North Woolwich closed, as much of the route is duplicated by the Docklands Light Railway and the Jubilee Line, leaving Stratford as the eastern terminus of the North London Line.

    West London Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Willesden Junction railway station (change for North London Line, Watford DC Line and Bakerloo Line)] (under construction; change for Central Line)] (change for District Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || West Brompton station (change for District Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Imperial Wharf railway station (under construction)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Clapham Junction railway station (change for South West Trains and Southern (train operating company))|}

    Watford DC Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || London Euston (change for Northern Line, Victoria Line and Virgin Trains)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || South Hampstead railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kilburn High Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Queen's Park railway station †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kensal Green railway station †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Willesden Junction railway station † (change for North London Line and West London Line)] †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Stonebridge Park railway station † ~|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Wembley Central railway station † (change for Southern (train operating company) during the peaks)|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || North Wembley railway station †|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || South Kenton railway station † ~|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Kenton railway station † ~|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Harrow & Wealdstone station † (change for Northampton Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Headstone Lane railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Hatch End railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Carpenders Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Bushey railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Watford High Street railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Watford Junction railway station (change for Northampton Line, St Albans Abbey Line, Virgin Trains and Southern (train operating company))|}† = also served by the Bakerloo Line.

    ~ = A recent report for Transport for London speculated that Stonebridge Park, South Kenton and Kenton should be served only by Bakerloo line trains, except at peak times.

    Gospel Oak to Barking Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Gospel Oak railway station (change for North London Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Crouch Hill railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Harringay Green Lanes railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || South Tottenham railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Blackhorse Road station (change for Victoria Line)]|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Leyton Midland Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Leytonstone High Road railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Wanstead Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Woodgrange Park railway station|-| style="background:#120C80;" |   || Barking station (change for District Line, Hammersmith & City Line and c2c)|}

    Silverlink County Northampton Line Northampton Line services run on the slow lines of the West Coast Main Line.

    {] (change for Watford DC Line and Virgin Trains)|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Harrow and Wealdstone station (change for Watford DC Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bushey railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Watford Junction railway station (change for Watford DC Line, St Albans Abbey Line, Virgin Trains and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Kings Langley railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Apsley railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Hemel Hempstead railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Berkhamsted railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Tring railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Cheddington railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Leighton Buzzard railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bletchley railway station (change for Marston Vale Line)|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Milton Keynes Central railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Wolverton railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Northampton railway station (change for Central Trains)|}

    St Albans Branch Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Watford Junction railway station (change for Northampton Line, Virgin Trains, Watford DC Line and Southern (train operating company))|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Watford North railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Garston (Hertfordshire) railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bricket Wood railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || How Wood (Hertfordshire) railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Park Street railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || St Albans Abbey railway station|}

    Marston Vale Line {| style="width: 70%; background: none;"|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bletchley railway station (change for Northampton Line)|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Fenny Stratford railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bow Brickhill railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Woburn Sands railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Aspley Guise railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Ridgmont railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Lidlington railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Millbrook (Bedfordshire) railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Stewartby railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Kempston Hardwick railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bedford St Johns railway station|-| style="background:#70BC1F;" |   || Bedford railway station (change for First Capital Connect and Midland Mainline)|}

    Performance Silverlink is categorised as a London and South East operator by the Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) and is one of the best performing TOCs in this sector with a PPM (Public Performance Measure) of 90.8% for the last quarter of the financial year 2006/7 . This figure is for the whole of the day, as opposed to just peak services for which their performance is lower. The figures are slightly down from last year, but remain above the sector level of 89.0%.

    Rolling Stock Metro services are operated by British Rail Class 313 25kV AC/750 V DC electric multiple units on the electrified routes, with three British Rail Class 508 750 V DC electric multiple units used exclusively on the Euston-Watford Junction service. British Rail Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units are used on the non-electrified Gospel Oak-Barking route. They replaced elderly British Rail Class 117 and British Rail Class 121 units in 2000.

    County services to Northampton are operated by British Rail Class 321 electrical multiple units introduced in 1989. They were joined by new British Rail Class 350 Desiro units built by Siemens AG in summer 2005, which operate as a shared fleet with Central Trains.

    The St Albans Abbey line was operated for many years by British Rail Class 313 electric multiple units, but are now usually operated by British Rail Class 321 units with Silverlink Metro drivers and Silverlink County guards.

    The non-electrified County Marston Vale Line uses British Rail Class 150 diesel units.

    Current Fleet {| class="wikitable"|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9! rowspan="2" |Class! rowspan="2" |Image! rowspan="2" |Type! colspan="2" |Top speed! rowspan="2" |Number! rowspan="2" |Routes operated! rowspan="2" |Built|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9!mph!km/h|-|British Rail Class 150||diesel multiple unit||[electric multiple unit||[electric multiple unit||[electric multiple unit||[electric multiple unit|75|120|3|Silverlink Metro:
    Watford DC Line|1979 - 1980
    2003
    (Refurbished)|}

  • Built for Central Trains and Silverlink regional express services and Central Trains CityLink services on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line.


    • Past Fleet {| class="wikitable"|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9| Class | Type | Built | Withdrawn | Routes Operated | Notes |----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9|-|British Rail Class 108|diesel multiple unit|[diesel multiple unit|[diesel multiple unit|[diesel multiple unit|1960|2001|Gospel Oak - Barking Line
    Marston Vale Line|All units now in
    deparmental use|}

    Silverlink in the News

    Station and service improvements As of 2006, Silverlink has invested in a partnership with HSBC who have funded £13 million in a mid-life mechanical and electrical overhaul of the Silverlink County fleet. Other train refurbishment programmes are continuing on the Silverlink Metro trains.Silverlink is providing lifts, refurbished toilets and better customer service at Willesden Junction railway station. A customer lounge and information point has opened at Northampton railway station. A new station is being built at Stonebridge Park railway station and improvement work is being carried out at other stations. Other improvements being carried out by Silverlink include the continuing installation of CCTV and ticket gates.

    The future of Silverlink It has been announced that the Silverlink franchise will finish in November 2007. From that time, Silverlink's operations will be split between Transport for London and a new West Midlands franchise. London Overground Silverlink Metro services (the North London Line, the West London Line, the Watford DC Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking line) will come under the control of Transport for London under the banner of the London Overground (train operating company).

    Four prospective operators were initially pre-selected for the London Overground concession:

    In December 2006, Govia and MTR Laing were selected to submit "best and final offers" for the concession. MTR Laing was selected on 19th June 2007. and begin operations from 11 November 2007.

    West Midlands Franchise Silverlink County services will be merged with part of Central Trains to form a new West Midlands franchise. The Department for Transport announced on 19 September 2006 that three parties had pre-qualified for the new franchise..



    Subsequently, MTR withdrew. In June 2007, the Government announced that Govia had been awarded the franchise, to be operated under the name London Midland.

    Willesden depot Alstom had proposed to withdraw from the Willesden train maintenance depot. Closure would have left the Class 313 trains homeless. On May 12 2007, Silverlink took over direct running of the depot and its staff for the final six months of its franchise. Silverlink takes over Willesden TMD Silverlink, 11/05/07; Retrieved 14/05/07. Alstom will continue to operate four depots on the West Coast Main Line, at Wembley, Oxley, Longsight, and Polmadie.

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